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[Maine, Cumberland County.] Brown Thurston
Portland Maine. Oct 21-95
W. H. Siebert:
Dear Sir^- It is so long since the U.G.R.^. was in operation and 1 have no record of it, that I can only give recollections of my own recollections which are not very definite. In 1880 as I was pre¬ paring the Thurston Genealogy I made this record which is the only one I have • -
"During the reign of the fugitive slave law, he with others, did what they could to keep the bondman in his
flight from slavery at one time having the caye of. .50
fugitives who were dispatched to St. John, i^.B. and Montreal Canada." I can give but very little certain fy information as to the number who passed thro' Portland, but there was^^uite^^nTjmiber J^ for some
two years or more. There is quite..a colony of colored
people here and they very generally ,ppeaed their .doors
to fugitives. The boats to the Provinces often gave passes, but more found free passage ine sailing vessels.

[Maine, Cumberland County.] Brown Thurston
Portland Maine. Oct 21-95
W. H. Siebert:
Dear Sir^- It is so long since the U.G.R.^. was in operation and 1 have no record of it, that I can only give recollections of my own recollections which are not very definite. In 1880 as I was pre¬ paring the Thurston Genealogy I made this record which is the only one I have • -
"During the reign of the fugitive slave law, he with others, did what they could to keep the bondman in his
flight from slavery at one time having the caye of. .50
fugitives who were dispatched to St. John, i^.B. and Montreal Canada." I can give but very little certain fy information as to the number who passed thro' Portland, but there was^^uite^^nTjmiber J^ for some
two years or more. There is quite..a colony of colored
people here and they very generally ,ppeaed their .doors
to fugitives. The boats to the Provinces often gave passes, but more found free passage ine sailing vessels.